Hidden History of East Meadow

Best known for Baby Boom-era housing developments that transformed potato fields and orchards into suburban sprawl, East Meadow's past is full of fascinating long-forgotten events.

- Rediscover violent feuds of jealous farmers, such as the love triangles of the 19th century Brower clan. - Marvel at the unlikely escapades of eccentric millionaire Jacques Lebaudy, who believed he was a sovereign emperor while living in a Gilded Age Salisbury estate. - Explore the exponential growth of one of New York's original school districts, full of political interference and drama that climaxed with a Pete Seeger performance sanctioned by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York

© 2022 The History Press (E-bog): 9781439676516

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E-bog: 17. oktober 2022